Uvalde Estates is located at 29°9'27" North, 99°50'14" West (29.157394, -99.837295).

The ''Texas Republican'' and the ''Tri-Weekly Herald'', both published by Robert W. Loughery, were credited with aiding the election of Marshall citizens, J.P. Henderson, Edward Clark, and Pendleton Murrah to the Governor's office and Louis T. Wigfall to the U.S. Senate.

In the ''Texas Republican'' Loughery defend slavery and plantation agriculture; and supported the secession of Texas and later the Confederacy.

Uvalde, a small, south-west Texas town named after the great Mexican General, Juan de Ugalde, widely regarded by historians as one of the greatest military leaders of the 19th century, who heroically led the defense against the Coahuila Apaches.

Uvalde is at the intersection of the nation's two longest highways.

Uvalde is also famous for its abundance of trees, many of them in the middle of the street; Hence the town motto - "Uvalde is Tree-mendous!"

Uvalde County Commissioners are scheduled to consider and act upon a resolution supporting the Texas Hill Country Trail Region when the court meets Monday morning at 10 in the Commissioner’s courtroom.

Uvalde City officials have cancelled the City Council meeting scheduled for last night, due to the lack of a quorum present.

Uvalde City officials invited the residents to come back to the next city council meeting to address a full quorum of the council.

History: Garner State Park is 1419.8 acres (10 water acres of the Frio River) of recreational facilities in northern Uvalde County.

Also nearby are John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner Museum in Uvalde; the ruins of historic Mission Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria del Cañon, founded in 1749; Camp Sabinal (a U.S. Cavalry post and later Texas Ranger camp) established 1856; and Fort Inge, established 1849.

Directions: The park is located in Uvalde County, 31 miles north of the town of Uvalde, 9 miles south of Leakey, or 8 miles north of Concan on the Frio River.

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I come from Uvalde, a small, south-west Texas town named after the great Mexican General, Juan de Ugalde, widely regarded by historians as one of the greatest military leaders of the 19th century, who heroically led the defense against the Coahuila Apaches.

Every year hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to Uvalde to see the Grave of one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century.

Uvalde County is located on the southwest side of the Texas Hill Country between Del Rio and San Antonio and the lands include parts of the Edwards Plateau and the Nueces River.

Famous People from Uvalde County: Former Vice Presidend John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner was born near Detroit, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1868 and began law practice in Uvalde in 1890 and died in Uvalde on Nov. 7, 1967.

Uvalde is on U.S. highways 90 and 83, State highways 55, 117, and 140, and the Southern Pacific Railroad, eighty-three miles west of San Antonio and seventy miles east of Del Rio in south central Uvalde County.

The Crystal City and Uvalde Railroad was built to Crystal City in 1911, and the Uvalde and Northern ran to Camp Wood from 1921 to 1942.

Southwest Texas Junior College was established in 1946, and Texas AandM University operated a research and extension center in Uvalde.

Uvalde, Texas (USA) is located approximately 83 miles west of San Antonio (location of nearest international airport) and approximately 70 miles from the Mexican border.

Situated in the heart of the winter-garden area Uvalde is also known as the Honey Capital of the World.

Currently, there are eleven different test courses including a 3-lane 8 1/2 mile high speed oval, various asphalt, cement, gravel, dirt and rock courses as well as numerous high performance and special test courses as well as numerous high performance and special test courses.

Uvalde County, Texas Commissioners Court is considering a proposal called the Local River Access Plan, which would allow operators of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and Off-Road Vehicles (ORVs) to drive in and along more than 62 miles of rivers, streambeds and surrounding public lands in Uvalde County.

Uvalde County Judge Bill Mitchell set a hearing date of October 25, for the Commissioners Court to hold a special meeting to further discuss this matter.

This law was enacted for the specific purpose of preventing the kind of access currently being sought by the off-road vehicle groups in Uvalde County, where the fragile nature of rivers is already in a delicate balance that would easily be upset by allowing off-road vehicles to drive in or near rivers, streambeds and riverbanks.

Uvalde County Attorney John Dodson has confirmed the hiring of former Uvalde County Sheriff's Deputy Charles Mendeke as his new investigator.

Uvalde County Commissioners this morning voted unanimously to approve authorizing the purchase of sheriff department vehicles.

The Uvalde Coyotes host the Alamo Heights Mules tonight in the Uvalde Honey Bowl in the first home district game of the season for the Coyotes.

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Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News: Tire Traction under Scrutiny at Uvalde, Texas, Testing Facility.(Originated from ...(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)

UVALDE, Texas--July 8--There's more to automobile tire-test technology than endless, curving miles of driving on a featureless South Texas oval.

While road tests are a big part of the process, the newest feature at Continental General Tire Inc.'s Uvalde Proving Grounds is a $2 million traction-test facility where computers record 400 measurements per second while a tire locks into a skid.

Equipped with water pipes that can create wet road conditions on asphalt or concrete surfaces, the facility provides "probably the most scientific testing we do at this proving grounds," said...

Here is a recent photo of him and his new baby brother, Sean, scrubbin' that Texas dirt out from under their nails after a long, hard day on the range.

When he is not terrorizing Baby Sean with a pitchfork or a branding iron, he's playing for hours on end with his Brio train set or vegin' in front of the tube watching Thomas the Tank Engine while munching on a bucket of jalapeño peppers.

A monster of a baby he is; not even a year old and he must be pushin' 50 lbs (25 kilos).

City is at intersection of nation's two longest highways, U.S, 90 and U.S. 83, Home of Southwest Texas junior College and Sul Ross State Univ. I Rio Grande College.

Restored and refurbished, the Grand Opera House, c, 1891, was once the center of cultural activity in Southwest Texas.

U.S. 83 north through Concan, past Garner State Park to Leakey, then west on F.M. 337 and south on Texas 55; or at Leakey, cast on F.M 337 to Vanderpool (near Lost Maples Natural Area), and south on F.M. 187 to Sabinal; some of the most spectacular scenery in Texas Hill Country.

We feel that we offer the bow hunter the finest opportunity for success, at the most competitive rates, in Texas.

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